diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/organisms/NodeConfigurationForm.svelte b/packages/shared/src/components/organisms/NodeConfigurationForm.svelte
index 87de8e20f3..403f98577d 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/organisms/NodeConfigurationForm.svelte
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/organisms/NodeConfigurationForm.svelte
@@ -69,11 +69,7 @@
             return Promise.reject({ type: 'validationError', error: formError })
         }
 
-        const errorUrlValidity = checkNodeUrlValidity(
-            currentClientOptions?.nodes,
-            node.url,
-            $activeProfile.features.developer
-        )
+        const errorUrlValidity = checkNodeUrlValidity(currentClientOptions?.nodes, node.url, false)
         if (errorUrlValidity) {
             formError = localize(errorUrlValidity) ?? ''
             return Promise.reject({ type: 'validationError', error: formError })
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork.ts b/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0cd4872c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { get } from 'svelte/store'
+import { localize } from '@core/i18n'
+import { getAndUpdateNodeInfo } from '@core/network/actions'
+import { activeProfile } from '@core/profile/stores'
+import { NetworkNamespace, initializeNetworks } from '@core/network'
+
+export async function checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork(): Promise<void> {
+    const $activeProfile = get(activeProfile)
+    const existingNetwork = $activeProfile?.network
+    const nodeInfoResponse = await getAndUpdateNodeInfo(true)
+    if (!nodeInfoResponse) {
+        throw new Error(localize('error.network.mismatch'))
+    }
+
+    const networkIdFromNode = `${NetworkNamespace.Stardust}:${nodeInfoResponse?.nodeInfo?.protocol.networkName}`
+    if (existingNetwork?.id !== networkIdFromNode) {
+        throw new Error(localize('error.network.mismatch', { networkId: networkIdFromNode }))
+    }
+
+    if (existingNetwork?.protocol.version !== nodeInfoResponse?.nodeInfo?.protocol.version) {
+        throw new Error(localize('error.network.version.mismatch', { networkId: networkIdFromNode }))
+    }
+
+    initializeNetworks()
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork.ts b/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 77d359b917..0000000000
--- a/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { get } from 'svelte/store'
-import { localize } from '@core/i18n'
-import { getAndUpdateNodeInfo } from '@core/network/actions'
-import { buildPersistedNetworkFromNodeInfoResponse } from '@core/network/utils'
-import { activeProfile, updateActiveProfile } from '@core/profile/stores'
-import { initializeNetworks } from '@core/network'
-
-export async function checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork(): Promise<void> {
-    const $activeProfile = get(activeProfile)
-    const existingNetwork = $activeProfile?.network
-    const nodeInfoResponse = await getAndUpdateNodeInfo(true)
-    if (!nodeInfoResponse) {
-        return
-    }
-
-    const network = buildPersistedNetworkFromNodeInfoResponse(nodeInfoResponse, existingNetwork.coinType)
-    if (existingNetwork?.id === network.id) {
-        network.chainConfigurations = $activeProfile.network?.chainConfigurations || []
-        updateActiveProfile({ network })
-        initializeNetworks()
-    } else {
-        throw new Error(localize('error.network.mismatch', { networkId: network.id }))
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/index.ts
index 4180bb8264..9751385cc1 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export * from './checkActiveProfileAuth'
 export * from './checkAndRemoveProfilePicture'
-export * from './checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork'
+export * from './checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork'
 export * from './getBaseToken'
 export * from './getNetworkHrp'
 export * from './loadAccounts'
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/login.ts b/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/login.ts
index 2aae66ebb8..2b017354e0 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/login.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/lib/core/profile/actions/active-profile/login.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../stores'
 import { isLedgerProfile, waitForPreviousManagerToBeDestroyed } from '../../utils'
 // import { checkAndRemoveProfilePicture } from './checkAndRemoveProfilePicture'
-import { checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork } from './checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork'
+import { checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork } from './checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork'
 import { loadAccounts } from './loadAccounts'
 import { logout } from './logout'
 import { subscribeToWalletApiEventsForActiveProfile } from './subscribeToWalletApiEventsForActiveProfile'
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export async function login(loginOptions?: ILoginOptions): Promise<void> {
 
         // Step 2: get node info to check we have a synced node
         incrementLoginProgress()
-        await checkAndUpdateActiveProfileNetwork()
+        await checkAndInitializeActiveProfileNetwork()
 
         // Step 3: load accounts
         incrementLoginProgress()